OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Anne (Bradfield) Tyor
May 27, 2012
Anne Bradfield Tyor passed away peacefully on May 27, 2012 in the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community. Anne was born in McRae, Georgia at her grandfather’s home on February 19, 1925. As a child, Anne took dancing and piano lessons, and she also played the drum in the marching band. Anne graduated from Florida State College for Women in...
Emily Jane (Mann) Davidson
May 25, 2012
Emily Jane Mann Davidson, 73, of McRae, died Friday, May 25. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, May 27, at the McRae United Methodist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. Born December 30, 1938, in McRae, Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late Emily Flanders and William S. Mann, Jr. She was...
Marlene (Davis) Jeffries
May 22, 2012
Marlene Davis Jeffries, 68, died Tuesday, May 22. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, May 25, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the New Red Hill Church Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00–9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Jeffries was the daughter of the late Charlie F. and Alice Faye Jones Davis. She...
Betty Lou (Howell) Howard
May 21, 2012
Betty Lou Howard, 70, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 21, at home following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 23, at Mt. Galilee Baptist Church with burial in the Clements Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Ideatha...
Virginia Burch (Steverson) Eve
May 16, 2012
Virginia Steverson Burch Eve, 85, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, May 16. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00P.M., Saturday, May 19, with the funeral service following at 2:00P.M., in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Blockhouse Cemetery. A native of Jacksonville, Mrs. Eve was the daughter of the late Walter and Molly Mixon Steverson. She was...
Mary Hazel (Williams) Wilcox
May 12, 2012
Mary Hazel Williams Wilcox, 82, formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 12. A graveside service will be held at 10:00A.M., Tuesday, May 15, in the Blockhouse Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Wilcox was the daughter of the late Joseph and Effie Pearl Williams. Although she was...
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr.
May 3, 2012
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr. Buford Cook went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The owner and operator of Pine Leaf Investments, he lived a remarkable life that touched many people. Born on June 21, 1932 to Ray Vaughn “Varney” and Susan Brown Cook, the sixth of seven children, his childhood was filled with stories about...
Elizabeth (Raynor) Bush
Apr 26, 2012
Emma Elizabeth Raynor Bush, 87, of McRae, died Thursday, April 26.. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Saturday, April 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation immediately following. Interment will be at 2:30P.M., in Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Bush was the daughter of the late John D. and...
Bill Walsh
Apr 16, 2012
Bill Walsh, 64, of Scotland, died Monday, April 16. Funeral services will be at 3:30P.M., Thursday, April 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Scotland Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Hazlehurst, Mr. Walsh was the son of Ruby Spell Manning and the late John Edward Walsh. He was retired from Tolleson...
Polly (Giddens) Moon
Apr 15, 2012
Mrs. Polly Giddens Moon, 83, entered into rest Sunday, April 15, 2012 after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Waller officiating and eulogy given by her nephew, Tom Sanders. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. The daughter of the late Walter...
Eschol Daniel Coleman
Apr 14, 2012
Warner Robins-Eschol Daniel Coleman, 95, formerly of Milan, died Saturday, April 14. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, April 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Daugherty “Shorty” and Katie Lou McDuffie Coleman. He...
Sue Swanson
Apr 4, 2012
Sue Parkerson Swanson, 65, of Milan, died Wednesday, April 4. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:30A.M., Saturday, April 7, in the Milan Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Swanson was the daughter of Mollie Sue Kelly Parkerson and the late Bealer Franklin Parkerson. A retired teacher at Telfair County Middle School, she was...
William Landon Conner
Apr 1, 2012
William Landon Conner, 12, of McRae, graduated to Heaven with honors on Sunday, April 1. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, April 5, at China Hill Christian Church, with burial in the Milan Church of God Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 5:00-8:00P.M. A lifelong resident of Telfair County, Landon attended Milan Church of God and China Hill...
Nancy (Vaughn) Lanier
Mar 25, 2012
Nancy Vaughn Lanier, 49, of McRae, died Sunday, March 25, Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Tuesday, March 27, at Primitive Grove Church Cemetery, Metter. A native of Eastman, Mrs. Lanier was the daughter of the late Junior Vaughn and Estelle Sheffield Yawn. A CNA with McRae Manor, she also did some private duty caretaking. Mrs. Lanier was...
Flurry Wicker Peede
Mar 22, 2012
Flurry Wicker Peede, 77, of Lumber City, died Thursday, March 22. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Saturday, March 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Sand Grove Cemetery, Milan. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Montezuma, Mr. Peede was the son of the late Flurry Gilbert and Belle Pearl Peede. An...
Jettie (Spires) Knowles
Mar 21, 2012
Jettie Spires Knowles, 94, of McRae, died Wednesday, March 21. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, March 24, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Knowles was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ada Renew Spires and was...
Chester "C.L." L. Tucker
Mar 20, 2012
C.L. Tucker, 92, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home in McRae, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsa Wofford Tucker, in March of 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Friday, March 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 6:00-8:00P.M. Thursday. He is survived by...
Yvonne (Purvis) Roberson
Mar 5, 2012
Yvonne Purvis Roberson, 72, of Glenwood, died Monday, March 5. A memorial service will be held at 4:00P.M., Friday, March 9, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. A native of Wheeler County, Mrs. Roberson was the daughter of the late Howard and Rosa Manus Purvis. She had retired from J.C. Penney, and was a member of Macedonia Baptist...
Ernest Dykes, Sr.
Mar 2, 2012
Ernest Dykes, Sr., 84, of McRae, died Friday, March 2 Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Monday, March 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Dykes was the son of the late Daniel and Nellie Sheffield Dykes and married...
Christine (Yawn) Brown
Mar 1, 2012
Christine Yawn Brown, 91, of McRae, died Thursday, March 1. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, March 4, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Levie Tildon Yawn and Minnie Rawlins Yawn. She attended...
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